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	Oct. 02, 2016	Jul. 11, 2016	Jul. 08, 2016	Jul. 01, 2016	Apr. 05, 2016	Jan. 15, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 21, 2016	May 20, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 21, 2016	Sep. 30, 2014	May 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
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Interest expense																$ 391,000	$ 74,000
Amortization of debt discount																185,000	55,000
Fair value of warrants issued to lenders																$ 407,000
Accredited Investor
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Exercise price per warrants							$ 1.85			$ 1.85					$ 1.85
Warrant term							2 years			2 years					2 years
Threshold limit of common stock on exceeding which need shareholders approval for exercising							4.99%			4.99%					4.99%
Number of common stock called by warrants							28,378			18,162					9,081
Chang Family Trust
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Exercise price per warrants												$ 1.75
Warrant term												2 years
Threshold limit of common stock on exceeding which need shareholders approval for exercising												19.99%
Number of common stock called by warrants												114,286
Software License Financing Agreement \| Ascentium Capital, LLC
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Amount of loan obtained			$ 74,000	$ 39,000
Term of loan			36 months	12 months
Annual fixed interest rate			8.90%	8.90%
Monthly principal plus accrued interest payment			$ 2,400	$ 4,600
Term of interest and principal payments				9 months
Secured Equipment Financing Agreement \| Royal Bank America Leasing, L.P.
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of loan obtained		$ 140,000
Term of loan		36 months
Annual fixed interest rate		7.30%
First installment		$ 37,000
Second installment disbursed in July 2017		47,000
Third installment disbursed in July 2018		56,000
Principal and accrued interest for each of the first 12 months		3,500
Principal and accrued interest for each of the first 13-24 months		4,400
Principal and accrued interest for each of the first 25-36 months		$ 5,300
Secured Equipment Financing Agreement \| Ascentium Capital, LLC
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of loan obtained	$ 33,000
Term of loan	36 months
Annual fixed interest rate	9.10%
Monthly principal plus accrued interest payment	$ 1,000
Secured Debt \| Line Of Credit Agreement \| First Republic Bank \| Revolving Credit Facility
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Maximum limit of borrowing														$ 2,000,000
Term of loan														12 months
Annual variable interest rate														2.00%
Description of interest rates														Prime rate
Annual fixed interest rate														1.25%
Monthly principal plus accrued interest payment														$ 2,002,000
Monthly interest payment														$ 2,000
Frequency of payment														Monthly
Restricted cash														$ 2,100,000
Unsecured Debt \| Loan Agreement \| Accredited Investor
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Amount of loan obtained					$ 160,000				$ 80,000		$ 700,000
Term of loan					24 months				24 months	24 months	24 months
Annual fixed interest rate					10.00%				10.00%		10.00%
Monthly principal plus accrued interest payment					$ 160,000				$ 80,000	$ 160,000	$ 700,000
Exercise price per warrants					$ 1.85				$ 1.85		$ 1.85
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Number of common stock called by warrants					18,162				9,081		79,459
Unsecured Debt \| Loan Agreement \| Glenhill Concentrated Long Master Fund, LLC
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Amount of loan obtained								$ 250,000
Term of loan								24 months
Annual fixed interest rate								10.00%
Monthly principal plus accrued interest payment								$ 250,000
Exercise price per warrants								$ 1.85
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Threshold limit of common stock on exceeding which need shareholders approval for exercising								4.99%
Number of common stock called by warrants								28,378
Unsecured Debt \| Loan Agreement \| Chang Family Trust \| William H C Chang
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount of loan obtained						$ 1,000,000							$ 500,000
Term of loan						24 months							24 months
Annual fixed interest rate						10.00%							5.00%
Monthly principal plus accrued interest payment						$ 1,000,000							$ 500,000
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Threshold limit of common stock on exceeding which need shareholders approval for exercising						19.99%							19.99%
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Additional indebtness						$ 50,000							$ 50,000